CAPONIZING 



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method of restraint is illustrated iu Figure 11 4. With a barrel or box used 

 as ail improvised operating table one eord is looped around the wings and 

 another around the legs. The length of these eords depends upon the size 

 of the box or barrel being used. To the free end of each eord a weight- 

 one half briek— is attached. The fowl is now placed on the table and the 

 weights produce snffieient traction on the cords to hold it in proper posi- 

 tion. 



Another method of restraint favored and used by some is a specially 

 constructed boai-d. See Figure 115. It wdl be observed that a self-locking 



Fig. 123— Testicles of the fowl. 



staple is used to confine the wings, while the legs are confined by a loop 

 strap with a weight suspended at its end. The holes through the board 

 make it adjustable to all sizes of fowls. 



Instruments — Several different styles and kinds of instruments for per- 

 forming the caponizing operation are on the American market. Most of 

 them are satisfactory after the operator becomes accustomed to handling 

 them. They consist of : 



1. Knife for making abdominal incision. (Fig. 116.) 



2. Spreaders or retractors for separating the ribs. (Figs. 117, 118 and 

 119.) 



